2020 Awards

The MD Program recognizes that teaching and mentorship are central to our success. We administer several awards as part of our commitment to support and recognize excellence and leadership in education.

2020 Recipients

The W. T. Aikins Awards are the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's most prestigious awards for sustained commitment and excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Individual Teaching Performance in Foundations

• Laurence Biro, Department of Family and Community Medicine

Individual Teaching Performance in Clerkship

• Edsel Ing, Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences
• Amar Uxa, Department of Medicine

Excellence in Course Development/Program Coordination

• David Chan, Department of Medicine
• Angela Punnett, Department of Paediatrics

Excellence in Development and Use of Educational Innovations

• Glendon Tait, Department of Psychiatry

The Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical Education recognizes MD Program faculty members and administrative staff for their commitment to diversity and health equity.

• Fok-Han Leung, Department of Family and Community Medicine

The Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program recognizes faculty members, residents or administrative staff who exhibit an exemplary level of leadership and commitment to mentorship and role modeling for MD/PhD students in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

• Warren Chan, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering